This document advertises the 10th annual Air Mission Planning and Support Conference taking place on April 9-10, 2019 in London. It will bring together senior military leaders and industry representatives from countries including Greece, Canada, France, NATO, the UK and US to discuss topics like 5th generation jets, rotary systems, data management, and cyber security. The conference will focus on maximizing air power through innovations in mission planning and support systems. Special rates are available for military and government representatives.

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#AMP2019
9th - 10th
APRIL
2019
Air Mission
Planning
and Support
SMi Group proudly presents the 10th annual conference on…
St James’ Court, A Taj Hotel, London, United Kingdom
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Maximising Air Power Support Systems through Future Innovations
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Hear from top senior leaders, experts, academics, and
industry representatives from 7 different nations and
agencies: Greece, Canada, France, MCCE, NATO, UK
and USA
2. Listen to detailed updates on 5th generation jets, rotary
systems and how air mission planning can enhance air power
3. Improving and maximising standardization and data
management between allied member states
4. Enhance cyber-security of data management systems for
increased efficiency
5. A unique opportunity to learn about future technologies
and challenges faced by militaries and vendors globally
CHAIRMAN:
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former
Deputy Commander NATO AEWC Force
Command, NATO
EXPERT MILITARY AND INDUSTRY SPEAKERS:
Group Captain Richard Yates, COS Air Battle Staff,
Royal Air Force
Captain Craig Dorrans, Enterprise Planning Director,
Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, US Navy
Colonel Mark G. Roberts, 22 Wing Commander,
Canadian Forces Base North Bay, Royal Canadian
Air Force
Colonel (ret’d) George Riebling, Deputy General
Manager, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control
Programme Management Agency (NAPMA)
Colonel Etienne Faury, Chief of Planning Office,
French Air Force
Colonel (ret’d) Athanasios Chouliaras, Airborne ISR -
C2BM Platforms EW systems evaluator, Hellenic Air
Force Veterans Association
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Strange, Commander,
13th Air Support Operations Squadron, US Air Force
Mr Kenneth Kash, Chief Mission Planning for Combat
Air Forces (CAF), Airspace Mission Planning Division,
US Air Force
*Subject to final confirmation

2. AIR MISSION PLANNING AND SUPPORT 2019
Day One | Tuesday 9th April 2019 www.airmissionplanning.co.uk
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Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle
Former Deputy Commander
NATO AEWC Force Command
NATO
Dear Colleague,
Following on from the unprecedented success of our 2018 event, I am
delighted to invite you to the 10th Air Mission Planning and Support
Conference which will be held in London on the 9th and 10th April.
The geo-political landscape is as complex today as it has ever been. We
live in a highly dynamic and multipolar world where new threats and new
challenges can emerge from the most unexpected places. Nations and
governments around the globe must equip themselves to deal quickly and
effectively with new threats. This requires an emphasis on three specific
attributes: agility, adaptability and resilience.
The ability to act swiftly and decisively is one of the fundamental strengths of
military Air Power. However, if Air Power is to deliver all that it is capable of,
its employment from the strategic to the tactical level must be planned with
great care and consideration. History is littered with examples where, in their
haste to employ Air Power, nations have failed to achieve their objectives as
promptly and effectively as they might have done.
The previous nine Air Mission Planning and Support Conferences have looked
at lessons from history, the contemporary space and future developments
in this vital area of military operations. Using feedback from attendees at
our previous conferences, we have put together an exciting programme of
world class experts to deliver the 2019 event. This conference will bring senior
military leaders, project teams and technical experts together to debate,
discuss and shape the future of Air Mission Planning and Support.
I have every confidence that we will build on last year’s success and raise
the bar even higher. For anyone working or with an interest in the field this
is an incredibly important conference. The exchange of information and
ideas will provide the fertile ground from which to reap the true rewards from
a comprehensive, multi-national, joint and combined understanding of the
criticality of Air Mission Planning and Support to the application of Air Power.
It is a genuine pleasure to invite you to be a part of this crucial debate.
C2 SYSTEMS IN MISSION PLANNING
11.40 Enhancing cooperative missions through C2 systems in Modern
Warfare
• Data and software standardization difficulties between different
member states
• Exploring further air force capacities with NATO member states
• Exploring planning considerations in a modern NATO warfare
scenario
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Strange, Commander 13th Air Support
Operations, US Air Force
12.20 Session reserved for sponsor
1.00 Networking Lunch
2.00 Meeting warfighter needs in the 21st century with air mission
planning
• Enhancing mission planning with the Combat Weapon Delivery
Software
• Support of differing aircraft for increased standardization
• Increasing support of warfighters for increased air power
Colonel Nathan E. Smith, Director, Air Force Seek Eagle Office, US
Air Force
2.40 RAF approaches to air power and air mission planning in complex
security environments
• A strategic overview of the changing nature of conflict in
increasingly complex security environments
• Reflecting on the nature of air campaigns since Iraq and
Afghanistan
• Evaluating the impact of further technological innovations and
cyber on air mission planning systems
Dr David Jordan, Co-Director, RAF Centre for Air Power Studies
3.20 Afternoon Tea
5TH GENERATION FIGHTERS
3.50 Standardizing operations between F-35 operating countries
• Issues around the use of various data management systems in
joint force operations
• Standardization efforts in the US Air Force and advancements in
air mission planning
• Promoting data transparency with software standardization for
enhanced air power
Major James Schmidt, 5th Generation Integration Division (USAFE/
A31), US Air Force Europe
4.30 5th Generation Fighter Jet Capabilities and Cost
• F-35 Capabilities
• F-35 Program Update
• Driving Affordability into the F-35 Program
Captain Craig Dorrans, Enterprise Planning Director, Joint Strike
Fighter Program Office, US Navy
INDUSTRY AND MILITARY PANEL
5.10 Data management: standardization and the future
• Enhancing data standardization with databases, data retrieval
and data distribution
• Future of data management systems and enhancing mission
planning through the effective use of standardized data
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
Major James Schmidt, 5th Generation Integration Division (USAFE/
A31), US Air Force Europe
Colonel Mark G. Roberts, 22 Wing Commander, Canadian Forces
Base North Bay
Dr David Jordan, Co-Director, RAF Centre for Air Power Studies2
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
9.10 Maximising Air Power through enhanced mission planning in the
RAF
• Insights into 5th generation air power and enhancing air force
capabilities
• Balancing different aircraft systems to deliver operational success
• Changes in training and education for 5th generation fighter jets
in order to enhance Air C2 capacities
Group Captain Richard Yates, COS Air Battle Staff,
Royal Air Force*
9.50 NORAD Modernization: Solutions to emerging threats
• Enhancing cyber security
• Increasing tactical data links for enhanced communication and
efficiency with NATO nations
• Modernising NORAD systems for enhanced international
cooperation
Colonel Mark G. Roberts, 22 Wing Commander, Canadian Forces
Base North Bay, Royal Canadian Air Force
10.30 Gold Sponsor Session Reserved for BAE Systems
11.10 Morning Coffee
* Subject to final confirmation

3. AIR MISSION PLANNING AND SUPPORT 2019
www.airmissionplanning.co.uk Day Two | Wednesday 10th April 2019
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Supported by:
2.00 Optimising joint operation mission planning with integrated network -
Centric ISR C2BM systems
• Mission planning system requirements
• Enhancing mission planning capabilities with integrated networks
• Future advancements in C2 Centric ISR systems
Colonel (ret’d) Athanasios Chouliaras, Airborne ISR - C2BM Platforms
EW systems evaluator, Hellenic Air Force Veterans Association
2.40 Increasing Air Mission Planning capabilities in special operations
• Increasing air power through enhanced multi-domain command
and control systems
• Current difficulties and challenges with AMP systems in special
operations
• Future advancements in AMP systems in special operations
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Forbes, Air Planner, NATO US Military
Delegation, US Air Force
3.20 Session reserved for sponsor
MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS PANEL
4.00 Enhancing multi-domain operations through effective air mission
planning
• Increasing air power effectiveness in peer and near peer conflicts
• Mission planning considerations in NATO operations
• Adapting operational tactics to differing environments
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
Colonel (ret’d) George Riebling, Deputy General Manager, NATO
Airborne Early Warning and Control Programme Management
Agency (NAPMA)
Colonel Mark G. Roberts, 22 Wing Commander, Canadian Forces,
Base North Bay, Royal Canadian Air Force
UK Speaker TBC
4.40 Afternoon Tea
DATA MANAGEMENT AND CYBER SECURITY
5.10 Enhancing air mission planning in the Air Mobility Command and
future advancements in air power
• The future of USAF Mission Planning Acquisition – adopting Agile
DevOps
• Integration mission planning and electronic flight bags
• Advancing air power through increased data management
Major (ret’d) Gina Hubbard, Mobility Air Forces (MAF), Airspace
Mission Planning, US Air Force
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander NATO
AEWC Force Command, NATO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
9.10 NATO AWACS Final Lifetime Extension Programme – Evolving MDC2
Capabilities
• New capabilities planned for NATO E-3A as part of the platform’s
final modernization programme scheduled to execute between
2020 and 2026
• Central to this upgrade are mission system capabilities that will
enhance the platform’s networking functions and capabilities to
employ as a MDC2 node in multiple domains
Colonel (ret’d) George Riebling, Deputy General Manager, NATO
Airborne Early Warning and Control Programme Management
Agency (NAPMA)
9.50 Increasing connectivity between 4.5 Gen Air Craft and Air Mission
Planning Systems in the French Air Force
• Data and software standardization enhancement between
different generations of aircraft
• Enhancing international collaboration through increased
connectivity between member states
• Exploring future air systems in the French Air Force
Colonel Etienne Faury, Chief of Planning Office, French Air Force
10.30 Session reserved for sponsor
MISSION PLANNING IN FIXED AND ROTARY WING
11.10 Morning Coffee
11.40 Air Mission Planning Capabilities and the Path Forward
• Future improvements and developments for joint mission
planning systems in NATO member states
• Acquisition and procurement challenges with 5th generation
fighter jets
• International procurement issues surrounding F-35
Mr Kenneth Kash, Chief Mission Planning for Combat Air Forces
(CAF), Airspace Mission Planning Division, US Air Force
12.20 Movement Coordination centre Europe, maximising the capacity
of limited strategic lift
• Enhancing coordination of air transport and air to air refuelling
through MCCE to increase range of air activities
• Measures to increase cooperation between partner member
states
• Exploring the cooperation process for effective air transport and
air to air refuelling
Squadron Leader Graeme Bell RAF, Cell Chief, Air Transport Cell,
Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE)
1.00 Networking Lunch
* Subject to final confirmation

4. AIR MISSION PLANNING
Conference Tuesday 9th April and Wednesday 10th April 2019, St James’ Court, A Taj Hotel, London, UK
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